Cord-holder for grain-binders



(No M6de1.)

W.l OGDEN.

CORD HGLDBR POR GRAIN BINDBRS.

No. 420,092.v Patented Jan. 28,1890.

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IVILLIAM OGDEN, OF CLALT CENTRE, KANSAS.

CORD-HOLDER FOR GRAIN-BINDERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Lettere Patent No. 420,092, aerea January2s, Iseo.'

Application filed December 1S, 1888.

To all whom. it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM OGDEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Clay Centre, in the county of Clay and State of Kansas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Cord-Holders for Grain-Binders; and I do hereby declare the followof the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same.

This invention relates to grain-binder mechanism 5 and it consists incertain improvements in the construction of cord-holders for use inconnection with the knotter, as hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is structed according to myinvention. Fig. 2 is a side view of the same. Fig. 3 is a verticaltransverse section taken on line w of Fig. l. Fig. 4 represents theclamping-shoe detached.

A designates a horizontal shaft, which is mounted in suitable bearings,which are carried by the knotter-frame. On the said shaft is placed awheel B, which is provided with teeth cawhich extend laterally from theside of the wheel, as shown. The said teeth are somewhat inclined towardthe shaft, being somewhat in the form of hooks, and are beveled on theirouter surfaces, as shown, so that the' cord may readily slip past themand may be caught under them.

C indicates the clampinggshoe, which is placed on the shaft A, said shoeforming a shell which partly incloses the wheel B, and has the verticalportion or disk b, which has an aperture e for the shaft, and the curvedpart or flange c,which extends under and conforms to the periphery ofthe wheel B. The aperture e is somewhat larger than the shaft, so thatthe shoel may have a slight movement from the pressure of the cord beingclamped. That portion of the inner surface of the shoe indicated by c isinclined or made to conform to the outer surfaces of the teeth a, sothat the cord may be held between the beveled outer surface of a toothand the inner surfacec of the shoe. The shoe C is placed on the SerialNo. 293,950. (No model.)

shaft,with the inner face of the vertical disk b toward and near theteetho and the flange c extending under and about the periphery of thewheel B, as shown. The said shoe is prevented from rotating by a stopformed on or projecting from the stationary part of the frame to bearagainst the edge of the flange c, as seen at g. A plate-spring cl issecured at one end by a set-screw f, and has at its free end a detent h,the said spring serving to actuate the clamping-shoe and also to retainthe shoe in place toward the wheel B. The secured end of the spring dextends into a recess in the frame, as indicated at s, and the screw fpasses through the spring and through a projection or fixed piece b ofthe i frame and has a nut e on its inner end, the

nut being sunk in said fixed piece. The pressure of thev spring againstthe shoe may belncreased or diminished by means of the set- ,screw f.The shaft A is rotated by means of constructed the shaft A is rotatedone-fourth of a revolution in the direction of the arrow, Fig. 3, inorder to clamp the cord between the outer surface of a tooth and theinner surface of the shoe. A projection d on the frame adjacent to thedisk serves to keep the shoe C in proper position. As the needle movesforward, the cord (indicated at :rin Fig. 3) is laid between the wheel Band the disk b of the shoe and slips under a tooth a. As the wheel isrotated, it is brought under the shell at S at one-quarter of arevolution of the wheel, and the shoe being pressed by the spring d thecord is held as required. f

l. In a cord-holder for a binder, a wheel secured to a shaft andprovided with teethl which extend from one side of the wheel and arebeveled on their outer surfaces, as shown, in combination with anon-revoluble shoe loosely mounted on said shaft and provided with adisk to extend in front of the toothed side, and a curved iiangeto closeagainst the periphery of the wheel, the said flange being provided withan inclined inner surface c',

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B, and a stop in position to prevent the rota,- tion of the shoe C,substantially as set forth `sind described.

In testimony whereof I have aixed my signature in presence of twoWitnesses.

WILLIAM OGDEN.

which conforms to the outer beveled surfaces of said teeth,substantially as and for the purposes described.

2. The shaft A and the Wheel B, provided with lateral teeth a, which arebeveled on their outer surfaces, as shown,"in combination with the shoeC, provided with a disk Z), and a curved flange which has an inclinedinner surface c', an adjust-able spring d, adapted to press the saidshoe to the wheel W'it-nesses:

HARVEY DURRIN? W. F. CARTER.

